Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-11-22
CITY TRUSTEES.
Contracts for Supplies Awarded-Elec-
ton Proclamation.

Contracts for Supplies Awarded-Eiec-
ton Proclamation.
The City Board Of Trustees held Its regu-
lar weekly meeting yesterday morning, all
the members being present.
The Chief Engineer of the water works
reported that q, 235 $50 gallons of water
had been pumped during the week, the
Holly pump being used 133 hours and the
Stevens SO hours.
Mayor Gregory read a communication
from County Clerk W. B. Hamilton, asking
that supplement to the Great Register be
issued, as there were many new names to
be entered. The matter was referred to the
City Auditor.
n. Arenz requested of the Board that he
be paid $7S, the amount which, through
mistake, he paid another party for water
pipe which the city should have furnished.
Trustee Jones was ordered to look into the
matter.
TIME EXTENDED.
Bids for the lighting of the streets were
ordered extended from one TO two years.
E. l. Robinson appeared before the Board
and requested that the taxes OF 1881, 1857,
1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, on the block
bounded by Twenty-second and Twenty
third, p and @ streets, be Cancelled. The
matter was taken under Amusement Tor
one week.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
1t was ordered that notices be posted
calling for sealed proposals for improving
Fifth street from l. to NJ.
1t was resolved that \ street, from the
east line of Fifth to the west line of Sixth,
be graded aud graveled.
Tho (ifu EnUiuacr wac instructed to Drp-
pare plans for improving Sixth street, from
the alley between L and NJ to n, and also
for the construction of a sidewalk on the
north side of Front street easterly 10 feet.
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
J. C. Scharden was awarded the contract
for supplying the city prison with groceries.
H. Schulmeyer was given the contract of
furnishing meat to the city prison at 81
cents per pound.
CARROLL Il GEMS were awarded the right
to supply the vegetables, G. S. Houghton
the stationery and NJ. F. Kent the bread.
Day & Joy will do the city job printing,
and the Bee the city advertising.
ELECTRICITY on THE HILL.
John Richardson appeared before the
Board and requested that an electric light
be placed on Twenty-first and streets.
The matter was set aside until the Trustees
could determine which would be the better
place for the light.
CIRCUMSTANCES AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
A majority of the property owners enter
ing remonstrance, the work of improving
Eleventh street, from B to l, was discon-
tinued.
Upon motion of Commissioner Ryan, the
property owners on Eighteenth street, from
to V; ., from Seventeenth to Nine
tenth, and Eighteenth, from S to T, were
ordered to set back their fences to the posi-
ton in which they rightfully belong
The time for opening bids for sewer
extended one week.
LIGHTING THE CITY.
The contract for supplying the city with
electric lights and gas was awarded to the
Capital Gas Company.
THE COMING ELECTION
1t was ordered that an election be held
on December 9th, to determine whether or
not the city shall vote tax of $4,000 for
buying and converting into apublic market
property on both sides of | street, from
Third to Fifth. A City School Super1n-
tendent and four Directors will also be
elected.
The polling places will be located as fol-
lows
First Ward, Third and ] streets-In-
spector, John f. brennan Judges, Thomas
Fox and J. ]. Bauer
Second Ward, Third and X streets-In-
spector, Chris Green Judges, William Nc
Laughlin and w. D. Stalker.
Third Ward, Twelfth and G streets-In-
spector, ]. n. Larkin; judges, Matt Coffey
and T. H. Berkey.
Third. and.a-half Ward, Ninth and J,
VIM. Tell House-Inspector, d. ellis;
Judges, Thomas II. Berkey and w. D.
Comstock
Fourth Ward, K, Tenth and Eleventh,
Eidred House-Inspector, I. w. Stephens
Judges, t. w. O'Neil and S. w. Butler.
Four-and-a-half Ward, Seventeenth and
streets-Inspector, George Murray;
Judges, n. ]. Toll and w. A. Shiels.